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Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound in Intracranial Diseases

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Mon, 04/08/2024 - 20:52 April 8, 2024 — Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a non-invasive technique for neuroregulation. High-intensity FUS is a safe and effective treatment for various intracranial diseases. Currently, the U.S.

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Can Intestinal Ultrasound Provide an Alternative for Evaluating Creeping Fat with Crohn’s Disease?

Diagnostic Imaging

Intestinal ultrasound demonstrated an 88.2 percent agreement with computed tomography enterography in characterizing creeping fat in patients with Crohn’s disease, according to new research.

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Artificial intelligence lowers the barrier to ultrasound brain disease treatment

Medical Xpress: Radiology

Focused ultrasound technology is a non-invasive treatment method that focuses ultrasound energy on a few millimeters of the brain, including deep regions, to treat neurological disorders without opening the skull.

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Quantitative ultrasound parameters offer new tool for diagnosing lung disease

Medical Xpress: Radiology

Researchers have established a suite of parameters that can be determined using ultrasound to quantitatively measure different physical characteristics of the lung. The researchers also demonstrated that the parameters can be used to accurately diagnose and assess the severity of lung diseases in an animal model.

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New Ultrasound Technologies Improve Diagnosis for Cancer, Liver Disease and Other Pathologies

MedImaging Ultrasound

New technologies developed by researchers may soon enhance ultrasound's effectiveness in diagnosing conditions such as cancer, liver disease, and other.

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Could MRI-Guided Ultrasound Facilitate Improved Reduction of Amyloid-Beta Load in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease?

Diagnostic Imaging

In a recent proof-of-concept trial assessing the combination of aducanumab infusion with MRI-guided focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier, researchers found significant reductions in amyloid-beta load at 26 weeks in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Quantitative Ultrasound Parameters Offer New Tool for Diagnosing Lung Disease

MedImaging Radiography

Researchers have defined a set of ultrasound parameters that quantitatively evaluate various physical lung characteristics for a more accurate assessment.